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Fall/Winter Events 2018

10/26/2018

"And Then They Came For Us" featured at Film Streams on Tue, Nov. 13. Get your tickets now!

And Then They Came For Us (Trailer) from FILMS FOR JUSTICE on Vimeo.

Sun, Oct 28, 2018
Halloween Party 2-4pm
Glenbrook Clubhouse
7901 Vane St.
RSVP by Thu, Oct 25

Tue, Nov 13, 2018
"And Then They Came For Us"
Winner of the 2018 American Bar Association Golden Gavel Award
Co-sponsored by Film Streams & Middle East Cultural and Educational Services (MECES) of Omaha
Details
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Fri, Nov 30, 2018
Durham Holiday Festival
5-9pm

Sun, Dec 2, or Sun, Dec, 16, 2018
Holiday/Christmas Party

Note:
There will be no fall fundraising (Aki Yoru) dinner this year.

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March Events

3/5/2018

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Day of Remembrance Event
"Go for Broke" Film Screening
Mon, Mar 12 at 7pm
Harper Auditorium, Creighton University
The Day of Remembrance Committee presents the first Midwest screening of Stacey Hayashi's film Go For Broke, a 442nd Origins Story. Learn about the brave young men who served their country fighting in World War II while their families were incarcerated at home in America under martial law... becoming the most decorated unit in U.S. History.
Click here for more information.

Japan 360: American Project of Appreciation
Mar 14-15
Creighton University, Harper Center
A variety of events is scheduled, including an Ikebana display, tea ceremony, sushi demonstration, Kato music performance, and multiple lectures/panel discussions.
Click here for a detailed schedule of events.

Annual Spring Picnic
Sat, Mar 31, 11:00am
Elmwood Park
Join us for a potluck lunch followed by a kids Easter egg hunt. JACL will be providing hot dogs, veggie burgers, and drinks. Members and non-members are welcome!

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Revisiting a shameful chapter in US history: Japanese-American internment

9/13/2017

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NBC's Tom Brokaw's August report about Heart Mountain concentration camp features Omaha JACL president Kai Uno's family. Click here to view post.

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Washington Post Article

9/13/2017

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Check out this August 2017 Washington Post article about the friendship between Norman Mineta and Senator Alan Simpson! Click here to view full article.

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Boystown and Japanese-Americans in Omaha during WWII

9/13/2017

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Check out this Omaha World Herald article from June 2017! Click here to go to article.

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Fall/Winter Events 2018

March Events

Revisiting a shameful chapter in US history: Japanese-American internment

Washington Post Article

Boystown and Japanese-Americans in Omaha during WWII

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